M S-7166 ATX M ainboard
Serial ATA Connectors controlled by Intel ICH6: SATA1~SATA4
The SouthBridge of this mainboard is Intel ICH6 which supports four serial ATA
connectors SATA1~SATA4.
SATA1~SATA4 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports
1
generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB/s. Both connectors are fully compliant
st
with Serial ATA 1.0 specifications. Each Serial ATA connector can connect to 1 hard
disk device.
1
7
S A T A 4
S A T A 2
Serial ATA cable
Connect to serial ATA ports
MSI Reminds You...
Please do not fold the serial ATA cable in a 90-degree angle, since
this might cause the loss of data during the transmission.
2-16
S A T A 3
S A T A 1
SATA1~ SATA4 Pin Definition
PIN
SIGNAL
PIN
1
GND
2
3
TXN
4
5
RXN
6
7
GND
Take out the dust cover and
connect to the hard disk
devices
SIGNAL
TXP
GND
RXP